http://www.educationreport.org/Education Policy Initiative of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy(c) 2008, Mackinac Center for Public Policy5"An ambitious proposal to overhaul Detroit Public Schools ran into opposition Thursday over the issue of dissolving the school board and allowing Mayor Dave Bing to take charge."http://www.educationreport.org/12321Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"At least 14 public school districts in the Muskegon area offer some type of alternative education, either on their own or through a consortium, but the programs are under both budget and academic pressure."http://www.educationreport.org/12320Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"Michigan voters may see a ballot initiative in August asking them to approve a sales tax on services, with the understanding that their approval would also mean education spending reform, the chairman of the House Education Committee said Wednesday."http://www.educationreport.org/12319Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"All Flint Community Schools administrators, including members of the superintendent's cabinet, are likely to receive layoff notices this spring, though the majority could be back next year."http://www.educationreport.org/12310Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"Sara McLaren is taking a once-in-a-decade opportunity to tie the U.S. Census directly to her civics and social studies curriculum at Niles High School."http://www.educationreport.org/12305Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"Research done by the dean of the University of Michigan school of education was featured at length in a New York Times magazine article recently about training effective teachers."http://www.educationreport.org/12304Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"A public education advocacy group said Monday that Michigan should begin taxing consumer services at 5.5 percent, while reducing the existing sales tax from 6 to 5.5 percent, as a way to generate $550 million for schools in 2011."http://www.educationreport.org/12298Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"Michigan Future Inc. has awarded an $850,000 grant to Detroit Edison Public School Academy to help it open a new high school this fall, the first in a planned series of grants."http://www.educationreport.org/12297Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"Members of the Fenton Education Support Personnel have voted to leave the Michigan Education Association and join Teamsters Local 214, saying they want better representation."http://www.educationreport.org/12286Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT"The Kent County Circuit Court has upheld an arbitrator's decision that Grand Rapids Public Schools did not violate a labor contract when it privatized transportation workers in 2005, even though their contract with the district had not expired."http://www.educationreport.org/12285Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT